The River Mardle is a tributary of the
River Dart in
Devon
Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...
, England.
It rises on Holne Moor on
Dartmoor and flows in a generally south-easterly direction. It forms a short part of the boundary of
Dartmoor National Park near its confluence with Snowdon Brook and Chalk Ford, where it is crossed by the
Two Moors Way
The Two Moors Way is a long-distance trail mostly in Devon, UK, first established in 1976. It links Dartmoor and Exmoor and has been extended to become a Devon Coast-to-Coast trail.
History
The Two Moors Way was the brainchild of Joe Turner ...
. After this, it flows through Scae Wood and then farmland until it reaches the town of
Buckfastleigh
Buckfastleigh is a market town and civil parish in Devon, England situated beside the Devon Expressway ( A38) at the edge of the Dartmoor National Park. It is part of Teignbridge and, for ecclesiastical purposes, lies within the Totnes Deanery. ...
where it passes under the
A38 road
The A38, parts of which are known as Devon Expressway, Bristol Road and Gloucester Road, Bristol, Gloucester Road, is a major A-class trunk road in England.
The road runs from Bodmin in Cornwall to Mansfield in Nottinghamshire. It is long, mak ...
and the
South Devon Railway to meet the River Dart near
Buckfastleigh railway station.
References
*Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale map of Dartmoor. OL28.
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